Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 153-M3427
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole Hospital / Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Poole / Bournemouth
- Salary
- £99,532 - £131,964 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
1 NEW FULL-TIME (10PA) POST
Respiratory Consultant Physicians
Medical Specialties Director, Medical Care Group (across both RBH and PH sites)
We are seeking to appoint two new Respiratory Consultant Physicians with general medicine accreditation. The appointment is to Respiratory Team with an expectation that the successful candidates will work at both Poole and Bournemouth sites. The posts are for 10 PAs however less than full-time work can be negotiated as can working 10 PAs across four days. The posts will contain general respiratory medical care however any specialist interests can be accommodated.
The successful applicants will join us at an exciting time of great change and opportunity. The merged Respiratory Team across the both sites comprises 12 Respiratory Consultants who work closely with a team of Respiratory Physiologists, Lung Care Specialist Nurses, TB Specialists and the Dorset Adult Integrated Respiratory Service (DAIRS) Team. The UHD model for the future is that all inpatient care will be delivered at the Bournemouth site and all planned/elective care to be delivered at the Poole site from late 2024/early 2025. Joining us at this time gives the applicant the unique opportunity to be involved in shaping the future service of UHD Respiratory Medicine including the building of new respiratory inpatient wards, the building and development of a dedicated Respiratory Support/High Care Unit and a specialist Respiratory on-call.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued team mates and colleagues.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MRCP (UK) or an equivalent qualification
- SCE in respiratory medicine
- GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- Entry on the General Medical Council (GMC) Specialist Register for both Respiratory and General Internal Medicine via one of the following: a) Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) (the proposed CCT date must be within 6 months of the interview) b) Certificate of Eligibility for Specialist Registration (CESR)
Experiance
Essential criteria
- Satisfactory training in and General Internal Medicine
- Involvement in undergraduate and postgraduate education.
Ability and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Wide knowledge of Respiratory and General Internal Medicine. Able to give expert opinion
Clinical Skills and Technical Skills
Essential criteria
- Independent Bronchoscopy and pleural skills including ultrasound
Desirable criteria
- EBUS or thoracoscopy
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lucy Rigge
- Job title
- Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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